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  "@context": "https://schema.org/",
  "@type": "Dataset",
  "dataset_id": "oews-occupation-v1",
  "version": "v1",
  "occupation": {
    "soc_code": "29-1021",
    "soc_title": "Dentists, General",
    "slug": "dentists-general-29-1021",
    "major_group": "29-0000 Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations"
  },
  "headline": {
    "annual_median_wage_usd": 170950,
    "annual_mean_wage_usd": 191350,
    "employment_total": 124390,
    "as_of": "2025-05-31"
  },
  "wages": {
    "annual": {
      "p10": 86250,
      "p25": 125710,
      "median": 170950,
      "p75": 224040,
      "p90": 319630,
      "mean": 191350,
      "ratio_90_to_10": 3.71
    },
    "hourly": {
      "p10": 41.47,
      "p25": 60.44,
      "median": 82.19,
      "p75": 107.71,
      "p90": 153.67,
      "mean": 91.99
    }
  },
  "employment": {
    "total": 124390,
    "share_of_us_employment_pct": 0.08,
    "source": {
      "name": "BLS OEWS — National employment estimate",
      "url": "https://data.bls.gov/timeseries/OEUN000000000000029102101",
      "series_id": "OEUN000000000000029102101",
      "as_of": "2025-05-31"
    }
  },
  "wages_source": {
    "name": "BLS OEWS — National wage estimates",
    "url": "https://www.bls.gov/oes/",
    "methodology_url": "https://officeblues.net/methodology#oews-salaries",
    "series_ids": {
      "annual_median": "OEUN000000000000029102113",
      "annual_mean": "OEUN000000000000029102104",
      "annual_p10": "OEUN000000000000029102111",
      "annual_p25": "OEUN000000000000029102112",
      "annual_p75": "OEUN000000000000029102114",
      "annual_p90": "OEUN000000000000029102115"
    },
    "as_of": "2025-05-31"
  },
  "top_paying_msas": [],
  "top_employing_msas": [],
  "verdict": "The 90/10 ratio for Dentists, General is 3.71× — the top decile earns $319,630 against the bottom decile at $86,250. That spread is 3.71× wide. The band is wider than employers typically represent; knowing where you sit in it is the whole game.",
  "submitted_components": null,
  "methodology_url": "https://officeblues.net/methodology#oews-salaries",
  "fetched_at": "2026-05-25T02:53:52.141Z"
}